Whatever critics say and score in their reviews it's just a persons opinion. Look at movie critics and how different their opinions might be. When one critic writes about "garish" colors I know he doesn't use a color calibrator and see everything oversaturated because I do and do know what a huge difference it might be over actual colors. When other critic tells the game is boring and have nothing to do beyond flying it may be a point for kids but not for me because the flying is only what I want. Wonder what he would tell about FSX - so boring probably.
What I would find interesting to read in a review is not all those silly scores but rather a kind of interview with a WWII fighter pilot or an aircraft engineer. A kind of independent opinion, not a marketing rubbish for hire some game companies publish for their products.

ps. And yes, I really can't play the old il2 and WoP due to their cockpits look so ugly now.